WILLIE Nsanda says he and female boxing icon, Esther Phiri, are both “very single” and there is nothing wrong with them being ‘friends’.
And Nsanda says he is man enough to protect Esther from “those planning evil” against her.
Meanwhile, Esther has told the police that she is not aware of any planned wedding between herself and Nsanda.
Police have since arrested Sunday Mwanza, 31, the husband to Alice Phiri who allegedly planned a wedding between Esther and Nsanda by ‘swindling’ people recruited for a purported bridal party.
In an interview after police arrested Mwanza following complaints of fraud over an alleged wedding between himself and Esther, Nsanda, a Lusaka businessman and former PF Chimwemwe member of parliament, said there was nothing wrong with him being friends with the boxer and insisted that they had never planned any wedding.
“If I decide to marry Esther today, would it be a bad thing? I don’t think so, she is a nice girl. There is nothing wrong with me being her friend. She comes to my house, I go to her house. There is no complainant against us because we are both very single,” he said.
“And those who think I insulted when I asked those who asked me if I had impregnated Esther that ‘is there anyone who has never slept with a man or woman here’, then I don’t understand why they call that insult. Are they forgetting that Jesus had asked people who didn’t want him to talk to a woman who had sinned if there was no one among them who had not sinned? Jesus told them (his disciples) that ‘let he who has not sinned cast the first stone’.”
And Nsanda said people who were circulating stories that Esther had attempted to commit suicide after an alleged difference with him had the potential to harm the latter.
“They can even kill her. But what they should know is that I will look after her (Esther). I am man enough to do that,” said Nsanda.
“There are some people who are up to no good at all. They want to destroy me, I know them and I will sort them out. It is all political.”
Police are still searching for Alice who allegedly planned a wedding after a police complaint by the some people who had had contributed monies towards the event.
According to Lusaka Province Police commissioner Charity Katanga said a group of 57 women and men reported to Mwembeshi police, which is under Matero Police, alleging that they had contributed about K140,000 each towards the purported wedding of Esther and Nsanda, only for the event to be called off.
“There are a lot of statements and so far maybe 50 or so. They are about
57 complainants and 17 of which are female, 50 of these were supposed to be on the line-up. They claim to have been doing rehearsals for the past four months for the same wedding. Some paid K15, 000 and other ladies paid K140, 000 towards the preparation of this wedding. And two days before the wedding they were told that the wedding had been cancelled and that there was no marriage that was going to take place under unknown reasons,” Katanga said.
“Alice Phiri who was claiming to be Esther Phiri’s sister and has been organising this but at no time were they communicating with Esther. So this same woman contracted a matron to organize the same wedding. When they were told of the cancellation that’s how youths complained and said they were going to protest. The bridal party alleged that the wedding was scheduled to take place on Saturday but was cancelled two days before.”
Katanga said Phiri who was supposed to help police with investigations is reportedly on the run, while her husband, Mwanza, is in police custody.
“The husband Sunday Mwanza, 31, of Shadreck Matero house number 1762 who is married to the same Alice Phiri has been detained at Matero police to assist the police with the investigation but the woman is still at large and police are still carrying out enquiries to establish the truth of these allegations that have come forth,” she said.
Katanga further said Esther also appeared before police where she disassociated herself from Alice.
Rated
July 10, 2012 at 1:58 pm
Ba mudala pa kaiche. ninshi ifwe twalaupa banani? inkote? stiopeti
Sampa Ellieson
July 10, 2012 at 2:10 pm
Ni ziii………….!!!
Joel
July 10, 2012 at 2:10 pm
Lekeni ba muupe ba Nsanda. Young men are not serious. Abakulu ebasunga
BEAT
July 10, 2012 at 2:21 pm
abana bamo kulaloleshafye…
Tupac
July 10, 2012 at 2:24 pm
Go ahead and marry her age doesn’t matter where luv is concerned.Bonse baguy kuno it is mwaupa or mucita abaice bafika…!
Tupac
July 10, 2012 at 2:26 pm
Go ahead and marry her age doesn’t matter where luv is concerned.Bonse baguy kuno it is mwaupa or mucita abaice bafika…!0ne size fits all including naine kulya esta.
bob
July 10, 2012 at 3:30 pm
Chimudala nomba finshi walefulwa.upaneni mwandi I fyupo nafishupa.
Naumfwa
July 10, 2012 at 3:31 pm
Surely how can you pay to be included on the lineup, moreover of Ester and the senior call boy ?How shishita are these Lusaka youths?Come on you chaps are complaining of jobs and have money to waste.Alice did you good.No wonder it is easy for fraudsters to make money in Zambia.
beyonce wapa Zed
July 10, 2012 at 3:43 pm
Ba Willie Nsanda akwilalenifye ifyabupuba. As old as you are, mulafula mwashala icitutu pa mwaice shuwa,umwana as a matter of fact
onward
July 10, 2012 at 3:58 pm
IFYABUPUBA i CANNOT COMMENT CAN ONLY COUNSEL.
slim shil.
July 10, 2012 at 4:03 pm
its nt the disciples jesus told but the pipo who brought that women.
Mark
July 10, 2012 at 4:25 pm
Nsanda always in the news for wrong reasons. Involved mufyabupuba as old as he is. What are you going to teach your children. You need to grow up fast
ENGINEER
July 10, 2012 at 4:33 pm
uyu mwana sayopa doyo!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cs
July 10, 2012 at 5:33 pm
How damn are these youths?
1. How many were they to be on the line-up?
2. How can you rehearse for months without the bride and the groom being present at least for a day?
They are just wasting Police time and resources with the senseless investigations.
My Call Sir Tar
July 10, 2012 at 5:54 pm
Ku ichaila
Hechi Hechi
July 10, 2012 at 7:06 pm
Only Tonga bulls can marry many chics….leave it to us!!
James Mpundu
July 10, 2012 at 7:18 pm
no comment
esther nsanda
July 10, 2012 at 7:33 pm
All the youths’ who were on the lineup are sleepy.4months rehearsing without the bride or groom showing up not even for a single day.wake up,you contributed to this mess.
ray
July 10, 2012 at 7:46 pm
Kuti wapapa abakalamba bamo. No further comments.
Jane
July 10, 2012 at 8:20 pm
utanguvitemwe vyakulola vye vya munsi
Virgin Nkote
July 10, 2012 at 9:59 pm
56/28 ans 2 even if age its jst numbers awee nemfwi ku nangwa
Dk
July 10, 2012 at 10:51 pm
Mr nsanda are you not even ashemed of saying that u and esther are just friends, as old as you are.esther is as same as your own daughter
Chimbwi No Plan
July 10, 2012 at 11:20 pm
Ka Ester Kalilowa (sweet) sana. You know how easterners train their girls for bed work. Nsanda I hope what happened to 64 yrs UNZA man does not happen to you one night.
chama
July 11, 2012 at 7:45 am
Its a waste of time to be reporting this nonsense, this are personal issues between 2 grown up pipo, lets talk abt development issues,schools, hospitals living conditions of pipo, shame on all reporters
tomato
July 11, 2012 at 8:38 am
Leave Nsanda alone please!What about RB and Dan Pule? Mulebako fair!
Gilford Kasota
July 11, 2012 at 10:04 am
Tawaise umboneko by Nsanda.
Angered
July 11, 2012 at 10:07 am
Am ashamed on behalf of Esther. How can she date such a childish old man.Of all the men in Zambia shuuuuuwa. She is popular and beautiful with a good source of income. Come on Esther not this nonsense,u deserve better!!!!
lol
July 11, 2012 at 10:37 am
What has the hubby got to do with it?
Dennis
July 11, 2012 at 11:07 am
Very dull and useless chaps these.Rehearsals my ASS!
Bacholar
July 11, 2012 at 11:17 am
Imwe bantu can u say s’thing abt RB & thandi
Malchi
July 11, 2012 at 11:18 am
Two consenting adults wee
Think tank
July 11, 2012 at 11:33 am
CHILD ABUSE BA MUDALA
Chama Febie
July 11, 2012 at 11:38 am
Leave them alone,why ama jealousy ya soo
paluputa
July 11, 2012 at 11:45 am
get married to that moron that you should be punching it once there is a miss understanding.
Dero
July 11, 2012 at 11:51 am
Leave the big man Abene na basanga akakashana……. Esther you just want some one old enough to be you father
madamy
July 11, 2012 at 12:11 pm
let them marry and Esther will be last coz she will box him if he tries bring in s’one leave her,
DR.AMOS
July 11, 2012 at 12:14 pm
Ndeloleshafye!
scone13
July 11, 2012 at 12:29 pm
money marries money thats the way of love in the 21st century
Tyson
July 11, 2012 at 1:18 pm
Esther ukachiboxey ngachalatumpa
kapandula
July 11, 2012 at 2:01 pm
mudala aingila mu ring ka esther kalelolesha fye,a kissing’a,ka esther kalelolesha fye,a katwala kung’anda, kalelolesha fye,akaingisha mung’anda kalelolesha fye,a ka teela chimpombwa, kalelolesha fya
kiss-keep it simple ******
July 11, 2012 at 2:12 pm
Be fair, is she being forced, advise her also, why is she in agreement that is if there is any truth in this allegation.
kakolwe
July 11, 2012 at 2:29 pm
bakashana, never try older men,s shagging. Once you try, you’ll never look at your boys ever again. the old guys know what you need & they deliver. The young voys know what they want & they get it. Ask Thandiwe too!
MAMBALA
July 11, 2012 at 3:01 pm
Truth be told. I feel really soorry 4 esther, she does not know what she is doing. Yes she has a right to go out with any man in then world, but she has gone for the wrong man. Nsanda has divorced so many time, everyone knows he is a terrible womaniser, Esther what garantee is there that your realtionship will last? Pliz esther’ friends and relatives, advise this woman. she is digging her own grave. Esther God has been gracious to you but you decide to destroy yo own life like that…my heart bleeds.
luck-lucy
July 11, 2012 at 3:11 pm
Age gap dating is trending nowadays. Many young women are looking to date older men, mainly because older men are usually more stable, mature, caring, and financially secured. Many couples with age gap work out fine and get along splendidly. give it a try!
mupopo
July 11, 2012 at 3:36 pm
iyo kwena no comment
kuzipa mutale
July 11, 2012 at 4:06 pm
sure can you go out with that man? dam that ,mand is like a father to her…!!!
kuzipa mutale
July 11, 2012 at 4:07 pm
sure can you go out with that man?? is like a father to her!!!!
mama concern
July 11, 2012 at 4:22 pm
Lets not take about these people. Lets talk about NAPSA. When one retires give them a lamp some to state their life. Others do not have a retired benefit and are on contracts.
political analyst
July 11, 2012 at 4:45 pm
these accusors are political enemies of which they wont get anywhere.
PETTY
July 11, 2012 at 5:59 pm
Sorry Esther you missed a father in your life time,but please do not replace him with that vicious beast your about to regret for the rest of your life.